KPOI-FM

KPOI-FM

City of license	Honolulu, Hawaii
Broadcast area	Honolulu, Hawaii
Branding	"KPOI 105.9 "
Slogan	"Hawaii's Classic Rock"
Frequency	105.9 (MHz)
First air date	2000
Format	Classic rock
ERP	100,000 watts horiz 92,000 watts vert
HAAT	599 meters
Class	C
Facility ID	33450
Callsign meaning	Inherited calls from its original home at 97.5, now KHCM-FM
Owner	Ohana Broadcasting, LLC
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kpoifm.com

KPOI was first on in Hawaii as KPOI 98 Rock.

KPOI-FM (KPOI 105.9 ) is a classic rock station based in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. The Ohana Broadcasting outlet broadcasts at 105.9 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW. In 2010 the company returned to straight "classic rock". It is also transmitting on Oceanic Time Warner Cable digital channel 857 for the entire state of Hawaii.

History

105.9 FM, Honolulu was a vision by friends, entertainment entrepreneur Edward "Chip"(Uehara)- Tilton and veteran Hawaii radio personality Jacqueline L. "Skylark" Rossetti, who created Kasa Moku Ka Pawa Broadcasting Inc, a Delaware Corp. At this time, The FCC opened a new Class C license window for Honolulu in early 1987 and KMKP was formed to pursue the opportunity, vying with 13 other original applicants.Under the then FCC policy of integration and diversification of broadcast ownership almost 11 years of documenting, negotiating , slugging and compensating...KMKP's mana and business plan for a Hawaii oriented live music and roving DJ format, prevailed as FCC Broadcast Station Construction Permit was issued Feb 8, 199. Transmitter/antenna Equipment was conceived by engineers Clayton Caughill and son Cris, and constructed by JAMPRO and Broadcast Electronics.Initial tests conducted and documented and finally, License to broadcast for BLH-20000706ADU awarded July 21, 2000. At the same time, KMKP sold the License, but not the business plan, and: The station signed on the air in 2000 as Active rock KAHA, "Lava Rock." That format changed in 2002 when it shifted to classic rock. They would also pick up the KPOI calls in 2004 after that station flipped formats to news/talk radio.

Format and content shift

Around June 2010, KPOI made a shift in format, adding to their playlist more B-side tracks, '80s rock, '90s alternative, complete/uncut songs, and metal.

The station played hits by the likes of Metallica, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden and rarities from groups like Jethro Tull, The Beatles, and Canned Heat as well as extended, uncut plays of "Moby Dick" and "Light My Fire" to its listeners.

KPOI 105.9 plays station identification shout-outs using local business owners, musicians, and personalities.

External links

• KPOI's homepage
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KPOI
• Radio-Locator information on KPOI
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for KPOI